Bezos' AI startup Prometheus completed a $12 billion Series B round, with J.P. Morgan Chase, BlackRock and others participating

Comparatively, according to GeekWire, the AI startup Prometheus, co-founded by Jeff Bezos, completed a $12 billion Series B round with a valuation of around $41 billion. Investors include J.P. Morgan Chase, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, DST Global, and Arch Venture Partners.

Prometheus has removed “Project” from its original name and is committed to building what Bezos calls a “general artificial intelligence engineer,” using AI tools to accelerate the physical product development process from design to manufacturing. Prometheus Co-CEO Vik Bajaj said that in the past few years, it has been possible to transform complex issues from design to manufacturing into end-to-end AI issues. Bezos revealed that the company may acquire some manufacturing companies that can benefit from its technology and help improve its production process.

This is the first time Bezos has assumed the position of CEO since stepping down as CEO of Amazon in 2021. The company currently has about 150 employees and teams headquartered in San Francisco, London, and Zurich. Bezos said the product launch schedule is yet to be determined, but early versions are coming soon.